March 13, 2015

IMPORTANT DATES

3/14 SCS Basketball Camp

3/17 8:00am 6th & 1st Grade Mass

3/18 Open House

3/19 8:00am All School Mass

Noon Dismissal

3/20 No School Teacher In-Service

3/24 Reconciliation 2, 3, 4 & 5

3/25 4th Quarter Begins

3/26 Reconciliation 6, 7 & 8

3/27 Crusader Spirit Day

3/31 Spring Pictures

Athletic Department Schedules

JV Girls Softball

JV Boys Volleyball

Varsity Boys Volleyball

FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT

MARCH 15, 2015

2 Chronicles 36:14-16, 19-23

Ephesians 2:4-10

John 3:14-21

FOCUS: We are a people saved from eternal

death and brought to new life by Jesus.

God has great mercy and deep love for us.

Out of this love, God sent His son, Jesus, to

redeem us by His blood, offering us the hope

of eternal life. Our rescue from sin and

death is sheer grace. This great gift from

God merits a response of gratitude and a life

of faith and good works.

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Diocesan Science Fair

Three of Ms. Manter's 7th grade students

competed at the Diocesan STEM Fair at

Espiritu Santo Catholic School on February

25. Anna Davis received a second place

award out of all seventh grade projects

participating. Zoe McDonald and Olivia

Rodriguez received participation awards.

Congratulations to these young scientists!

SCHOLASTIC ART & WRITING AWARD

Nathalie Sieh was awarded a "Silver Key Award" from "The

Alliance for Young Artists & Writers" in NYC for her writing

submission for the 2015 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards -

"Southeast Writing Region-at-Large."

"255,000 original works were submitted during the 2014-15

program year from teenagers in grades 7-12 from public, private

and home schools throughout the U.S. and its territories. Founded

in 1923, the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards are the nation's

longest-running, most prestigious educational initiative

supporting student achievement in the visual and literary arts."

IT’S PI DAY!

Ms. Manter's science classes

celebrated Pi Day by listing

the physical properties and

calculating the radius, diameter, and

circumference of round edible items

(especially pies).

PREK CHARACTER DAY

PreK students have been learning about authors

and characters. On Friday, March 13 each

student

presented a

character to

the class. They

dressed as

their character

and completed

a “Character

Report.”

THANK YOU TO OUR AUCTION

SPONSORS!

SEE PAGE 5 FOR FULL LIST.

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A Note from Mrs. Cliffel

Character trait of the month: Honesty

Honest actions build good character.

-Honest actions are responsible actions

-Courage and respect are gained by honest

actions.

-Dependability is a good character when

strengthened by honesty.

Jodi Cliffel

School Counselor

727.461.1200 ext 227

TUITION ASSISTANCE Dear Parents:

The following are tuition assistance

scholarship options for the 2015-2016 school

year, please contact Angela Peterson at 461-

1200 extension 225 for additional

information.

1. Step Up For Students - Provides grades K

-12 scholarships for families with qualifying

income. For the current school year, the

scholarship covers $5,272 for private school

tuition. Income eligibility guidelines and

application information for 2015-2016 can be

found at www.stepupforstudents.org or call 1

-877-7FL-SUFS.

2. Mary C. Forbes Foundation - This

privately funded scholarship is financial need

based and only available to active and

participating members of their Catholic

parish. Please contact the school office.

3. CSTAG – Catholic Schools Tuition

Assistance Grant is a financial need based

scholarship through the Diocese and

available to active and participating Catholic

families. More information may be found

under the schools tab at

www.dosp.org Applications may be made

online at www.factstuitionaid.com.

4. SCS – St. Cecelia School offers tuition

assistance scholarships to all school families

that meet eligibility requirements. Please

apply beginning February 1st at

www.factstuitionaid.com

ST. CECELIA MUSIC

This school year we have been

blessed to introduce students to

our Music Lab. Through the

generosity of many we were able

to purchase 30 keyboards and

stands to enhance our Music

classes. All students in grades Pre-K3

through 8th grade have had an introduction

to keyboarding this year. The students

excitement and enthusiasm has been

wonderful!

In our group classes we have begun our

studies into the Alfred Basic Piano Series

(Technique and Theory). We have also

explored the keyboards using Discovery

Week – students were able to free explore the

keys, Scavenger Hunt – students were given

a list of specific keyboard parts to locate and

identify, and finally Identify The C –

locating middle C position and regular C

position.

Students have really done a wonderful job in

utilizing various pieces of music that

reinforce all of the skills we have learned.

You are always invited to join us on

Thursday mornings for our All School

Liturgy and hear the beautiful voices of our

children’s choir. We also extended an

invitation for you to see our drama troupe in

action as they perform The King and I in

May.

Thank you for your continued support…

Mrs. Cavanagh

CRACKER COUNTRY

Second grade went on a

field trip to Cracker

Country where they

experienced Florida

living in the 1890s. The

children made candles, washed clothes,

churned butter, made a rope, went to

school, visited a blacksmith, and took care

of a garden. It was a fun and educational

day.

A Note our Wellness Committee

This year through our School Advisory Council (SAC) a new Wellness Committee was formed. This committee is working to develop a Wellness Plan

for our school that encompasses nutrition, physical activity and mind/spirit. We have been in conversation with our food services/lunch provider, Mr.

Jim Walters, of JWFoods, to implement some minor changes in the selections being offered in the cafeteria to our students and staff.

The committee spent time researching our cafeteria trends, as well as, other schools’ cafeteria options and we will pilot new selections through the end

of the year. As of March 23rd JWFoods will be serving one healthy entrée meal choice for students in grades 1-5; no a-la-carte will

be available for grades 1-5. Grades 6-8 will still have a-la-carte choices, which include grilled chicken sandwiches and burgers, as

well as, the main entrée meal. Fruit and salads will be available daily as an a-la-carte choice.

All students will still have the opportunity to purchase a drink if needed.

We look forward to providing a variety of appetizing and nutritious meals in the most cost effective manner.

SCS Wellness Committee

A NOTE FROM OFFICER FRIENDLY

Dear Parents;

Please do not park your car on the right side

of the Middle School entrance from Court

Street. This is not a designated parking spot

and it is making it very difficult for others to

turn into the entrance.

Thank you and God bless

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St. Cecelia

Crusader Theater

Cordially invites

you to attend

“The King and I”

Friday, May 1, 2015

@ 6:30 pm

Saturday, May 2,

2015 @ 6:30 pm

This visual and

musical masterpiece, an unforgettable Rodgers

and Hammerstein play, tells the true story of

an Englishwoman, Anna Leonowens who

comes to Siam as schoolteacher to the royal

court in the 1860's. Though she soon finds

herself at odds with the stubborn monarch, over

time, Anna and the King stop trying to change

each other and begin to understand one another.

** TICKETS ON SALE MARCH 1, 2015

@ 12:00 pm**

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TICKETS: $10.50 per person*

* A service fee of $0.50 per ticket and 2.9% of gross sale + 30¢ per order will be added to this transaction.

Please Stay Tuned: Camp Brochure

and Registration to follow SOON! 3

NEW Field Trips including:

Families for Families—(F4F) Group Mission

Families for Families is an ad hoc committee formed in 2011, devoted to helping members of our St. Cecelia’s School community in need. We help to

provide non-financial support for community members in crisis, while trying to protect their anonymity to the level at which they are comfortable.

Who Composes the Committee?

The committee is composed of St. Cecelia’s School student and faculty families who have volunteered to assist families in crisis with day to day tasks in

their time of need.

Why the Anonymity?

We all need help during difficult times, yet asking for help can be very challenging. F4F is designed to offer help to families, without either the recipi-

ents or the donors being made public. This attempts to eliminate feelings of indebtedness by the recipients. Also, many prefer to provide assistance

without acknowledgment or recognition. Because of the anonymous nature of the program and in keeping with the spirit of Christian charity, no

volunteer hours are granted for participation.

How Do Families Get Assistance from F4F?

There are several ways for St. Cecelia’s Families in

crisis to receive assistance from F4F: Contact F4F directly Request F4F assistance through faculty or

administration F4F assistance can be offered to families iden-

tified as having a need by faculty or admin-istration

What Services are Offered to Recipient Families? Meal preparation Child Care (group care or specific child care

for the recipient family ) Grocery shopping or errand running Child transport Light household chores Other services can be considered upon re-

quest

Any Questions, Please contact:

Committee Co-Chairs:

Gina & David Schell

H: 727-729-6265

C: 727-798-5574

ginacmrs@gmail.com

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A NIGHT TO TREASURE WOULD LIKE TO THANK

ALL OF OUR SPONSORS & SUPPORTERS

Presenting Sponsor

The Captain’s Krewe

Bay to Bay Properties

The Ciliento and Faw Families

Exclusive Auction Program Sponsor

The Jolly Rogers

Virginia Street Dermatology

Dr. Kathleen Soe

Goldie Rogers Sponsors

Anona Medical Center

The Howard and Patterson Families

Colliers International

The Arnold and Lannon Families

Rodriguez, Flaharty, Singer and Vaughan Families

Salty Silver Sailors Sponsors

GovDirect

Paul & Danielle Zoz

CORE Investment Management, LLC

The Spencer Family

Bouchard Insurance (Eric Beck) and The Heart

Institute at Largo (Jesse Klein, D.O, FACC)

The Beck and Klein Families

McDowell Orthodontics

Dr. Ernest & Katie McDowell

Engel & Volkers

The Kepler Family

Affordable Aluminum Construction

The Packert and Walker Families

Trask, Metz, Daigneault, LLP

The Daigneault Family

The Wallace and Witt Families

The Barry and Josephs Families

The Girgenti and Pelletier Families

The Flynn and Horne Families

Sapphire Swashbucklers Sponsors

Belleair Oral Surgery & Implants

Dr. Ralph & Melissa Eichstaedt

Bayshore Solutions

Kevin & Tammy Hourigan

St. Petersburg Center for Plastic Surgery

John J. O’Brien Jr. M.D.

Belleair Dental

Trevor F. Quick DMD

Mr. & Mrs. James Chauncey

Rum Runners

Florida Citrus

The Lee Family

Teacher Clergy Table

Jake & Katie Fisher

AliveTek Sandy Mills-Alford